page_title: Boss School of Music
section_title: Music education
hierarchical_section_title: Boss School of Music / Music education
caption_attribution_description: English: A batch of students learning with the Boss School of Music (Mazagoan, Mumbai, India)
context_page_description: The Boss School of Music was a Thane-based institution that conducted music classes in Mumbai, India. The school conducted electronic keyboard music workshops in collaboration with the University of Mumbai from 1996 to 2005, until it came under controversy for allegations of witchcraft and black magic, by parents of some students. Cases were filed in the Bombay High Court regarding the same, and were later dismissed by the Supreme Court of India.
context_section_description: The Boss School of Music was founded as a nonprofit organisation in 1996. The school conducted short-term electronic keyboard music courses in suburban Mumbai for novices and professionals, after which students could reportedly perform certain pieces on the electronic keyboard, read music notation and write their own compositions.
  During its tenure, musicians, educationists, doctors, artists and engineers joined the school as staff, working on a non-salaried basis to design better methods of music education. They ran centres in Bandra, Colaba, Dadar, Vile Parle and Churchgate. They prepared students for standardised graded examinations conducted by Trinity College London in Mumbai, requiring 3–6 months of training using their methods. Such examinations reportedly required up to 8 years of training using traditional methods.
  Their education method utilised audio-visual technology and simplified concepts. Students were provided with keyboards during classes, and were given supplementary books and CDs printed and published by the school.
  They entered into a collaboration with the Department of Music, University of Mumbai in 2002, and conducted classes that could reportedly train a novice student into becoming a music teacher in 6 months. Dr. Vidyadhar Vyas, Head of the Music Department at the university claimed that they "revolutionized" music learning by teaching complex musical concepts in short periods of time.
caption: Students learn music in a course conducted by the Boss School in Mazagoan, Mumbai (1998)
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